Grok API pricing
xAI charges per million tokens, with a lower rate for the tokens you send than for the tokens the model writes. The 3 Grok models we track run from $1.25 / $2.50 (Grok 4.3) to $2.00 / $6.00 (Grok 4.6).
Prices from xAI’s official pricing page, verified October 3, 2026.
Every Grok model, cheapest first
USD per 1M tokens, standard tier.
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output | Long context | Batch | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.3 grok-4.3 | $1.25 | $0.20 | $2.50 | $2.50 in / $5.00 out above 200K prompt tokens | — | 1M tokens |
| Grok 4.7 grok-4.7 | $2.00 | $0.50 | $6.00 | $4.00 in / $12.00 out above 200K prompt tokens | — | 500K tokens |
| Grok 4.6 grok-4.6 | $2.00 | $0.50 | $6.00 | $4.00 in / $12.00 out above 200K prompt tokens | — | 500K tokens |
Grok API cost calculator
Standard-tier list prices. Long-context rates apply automatically where the provider publishes a threshold. Excludes cache-write surcharges, taxes, batch and volume discounts.
Pricing details by model
- Grok 4.3
- Requests with 200K or more prompt tokens are billed at $2.50 input / $0.40 cached / $5 output for all tokens.
- Grok 4.7
- Requests with 200K or more prompt tokens are billed at $4 input / $1 cached / $12 output for all tokens.
- Web Search costs $5 per 1,000 calls; X Search is billed per item fetched, at $5 per 1,000 posts and $10 per 1,000 user profiles.
- Grok 4.6
- Requests with 200K or more prompt tokens are billed at $4 input / $1 cached / $12 output for all tokens.
- Web Search costs $5 per 1,000 calls; X Search is billed per item fetched, at $5 per 1,000 posts and $10 per 1,000 user profiles.
Recent Grok pricing changes
xAI X Search moves to per-result billing
From 12:00 PM PT, the X Search tool is billed at $5 per 1,000 posts fetched and $10 per 1,000 user profiles fetched, replacing $5 per 1,000 calls.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does the Grok API cost?
- Grok API prices range from $1.25 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok 4.3 to $2.00 / $6.00 for Grok 4.6. A support chatbot handling 100,000 replies a month costs about $287.50 on Grok 4.3.
- What is the cheapest Grok model?
- Grok 4.3, at a blended $1.563 per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output) — 48% less per token than Grok 4.6.
- Which Grok model is the most capable?
- Grok 4.6 has the highest Epoch Capabilities Index of the Grok models we track (156.3), at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens.